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Next Generation Fans

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the line-is-drawn-hee-ahh dept.

Tweaker writes "We just posted the first installment of an ongoing article dedicated to the latest designs and innovations for cooling your PC. The Next Generation Fans roundup starts off with five different models from four different manufacturers." I would have liked to have seen the dB rating for each fan- I've had some fans that really were great, provided I was wearing noise cancelling headphones while sharing a room with them. I have the Antec Tricolor fans they review in my case- they are gorgeous, but audible.

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  1. What about the "no motor" fans? by Hektor_Troy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Seem to remember an article on /. about those, where they had a magnet at the tip of the blade and the "drive motor" in the four corners of the fan casing?

    Anybody seen any comparative tests of those?

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  2. Missed most important one by RainbowSix · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How can you miss the YS tech TMD fans?

    They removed the rotor from the center and put the magnets on the outside so more air blows where the CPU die is and it also is quieter.

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  3. Centrifugal Blowers by cyber_rigger · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Most heating and air conditioning system use Centrifugal blowers because they are small powerful and quiet. It seems that this would be a good solution.